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The proceedings of the 2006 JISC Online Conference Innovating e-Learning 2006: Transforming Learning Experiences were published today as freely available e-books.

Theconference, based around themes of work in the Pedagogy and Innovation strands of the JISC e-Learning Programme, took place in March 2006 in an asynchronous online conferencing environment, bringing together over 400 participants from 16 countries.  

The three themes of the conference were:The proceedings of each theme have been assembled into e-books of the same name and can be downloaded free of charge

• Designing for Learning – exploring how practitioners design learning activities in a technology-enabled context

• Learner Experiences of e-Learning– introducing JISC-funded research into learners’ experiences of technologies in learning

• Innovating e-Learning Practice – covering innovative uses of mobile and wireless technologies, design of physical learning spaces, and applications of games technologies in teaching and learning

The proceedings of each theme have been assembled into e-books of the same name and can be downloaded free of charge. Academic papers and summaries of the discussions are included. Presentations and multimedia exemplar resources associated with each session can be accessed online via web links given in the text.  

The e-books can be downloaded in either an A4 or A5 format, enabling users to print out the proceedings, or to read them onscreen.

Conference organiser, Geoff Minshull of Direct Learn, sees the e-books as a valuable record of contributions made to the conference. “However,” he points out, “e-books cannot replace the thrill of taking part in an international conference, or of contributing to debates as they take shape in the company of colleagues from across the e-learning community.” 

For further information onInnovating e-Learning 2006: Transforming Learning Experiences,please visit Conference proceedings 

The next JISC online conference will be held in June 2007.